Another woman friend—of Al AlvarezSaid she had such a—strong sexualReaction to the—Mytholmroyd hunkWith his brooding—moody goodlooksThat she had to—run for the bathroomAnd vomit from—being so turned on

Al Alvarez—seemed turned on tooSaying that Hughes—was the kind ofPouty stud who—went through swathsOf women like—a guy harvesting cornWhich only means to me—that AlvarezLike many men—were drawn to him too

What is it about—androgynous menLike Ted Hughes—attracting not onlyWomen—but seducing men as wellLike T.S. Eliot—and Stephen SpenderFlaunting an uncanny—hauntingAdonis-Calaban—male beauty?